San Quintin, Abra | Raw Natural Wonder with Real Sense of Freedom

I was indeed rejoicing to see the new place I discovered. Ahhhh! This is freedom! This is the adrenaline rush I am looking for! I set my eyes wide open to see and savor the great space, it was freedom! I enjoyed the moment seeing the frontierless space, it was freedom! It was indeed an endless space beyond my reach.

There was no restrictions as to how should I act or move, it was like me and just the nature with God above! It was peace, no pressure, no heavy responsibility or almost none at all.

As I look at the man riding on a rake, I have realized how we make our lives complicated when we can make it simple. But that would be another story. I have to say, this man should consider himself lucky. It seems he has no great demands for luxury and wants. He is not pressured, the way I interpret the image.

While enjoying the view, I saw a lady dressed in white coming near us. I was wondering what is her purpose of going here. I let her come close and ask why because I am curious. I thought she is related to the man fishing in the river atop a rake.

The moment I had the chance to talk with her, I asked her what is she doing here. She told me she is going to cross the river. Huh? I wondered how until she told me that a motorized boat is coming to fetch her.

"Really!" I squealed. I tried to focus my eyes at the other side of the river and there I saw it was real. I saw tiny boatmen riding on a tiny boat. I know they are real. They are just too far from where we are standing that I didn't notice they were just there.

After taking several photos of me near the river as souvenir, my spirit can't just wait to be awakened and push me to cross the river.

I thought I have to pay but the lady told me it was a free ride. I stand amazed. I let her talk and learned that the free boat ride is funded by the provincial government of Abra to help the people.

I later learned why there is a need for the government of Abra to do this. The fact that it is already the end of the road is making sense. The other side of the river are other communities and they are literally isolated because of the great river. There is no bridge to connect these communities to other places where important human activities take place. So the road has to end up here.

Zooming my camera, I was able to at least magnify the tiny boat with tiny people therein. It was coming close already. They know when to come and go. The free ride starts from 8am until 5am but they may extend as the need arise.

Two boatmen are fast approaching. Finally, I will have to cross Abra River for the first time at one of it's widest parts. Will this give me the chance to see the footprint of mythical giant Angalo? That would be the second footprint I should see if ever. They say I can see it at the other side of the river. And right now, I am ready to cross the river and I know it would be fun. It was very spontaneous, unplanned and instant. To be continued...